Guam rail
| Guam rail | |
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| At the Cincinnati Zoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | G. owstoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallirallus owstoni Walter Rothschild, 1895
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A Guam rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni) is a bird that is only found in Guam. It is extinct in the wild. However in 2019 the species was reintroduced on to snake free islands near Guam.
References
- ↑ "Hypotaenidia owstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22692441A93353974. 2016.
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